John Hastings' Grocery from Outside

ca. 1875-1890

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John Hastings' Grocery from Outside
  • Title
  • John Hastings' Grocery from Outside
  • Date
  • ca. 1875-1890
  • Identifier
  • 20100311-ocl-0536
  • Source Identifier
  • 2003.03
  • Description
  • A man in a wagon pulls up by John Hastings' grocery and dry goods store. John Hastings established his store in 1875, a couple of years after moving to Oakmont for his job at Dexter Spring Company. His was the first grocery store in Oakmont. The grocery stood at the corner of Sixth Street and Maple Way. Initially, his wife ran the shop, but he took over when he left the Dexter Spring Company. The business changed locations several times before closing in 1941. Originally from the Oakmont Centennial Book Collection.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Oakmont (Allegheny County, Pa.)
    John Hastings' Grocery &
    Dry Goods Store (Oakmont, Pa.)
    Sixth Street (Oakmont, Pa.)
    Maple Way (Oakmont, Pa.)
    Horse-drawn Vehicles--Pennsylvania--Oakmont
    Horses--Pennsylvania--Oakmont
    Businesses--Pennsylvania--Oakmont
    Grocery stores--Pennsylvania--Oakmont
  • Source
  • Oakmont Carnegie Library Archives
  • Contributor
  • Oakmont Carnegie Library
  • Collection
  • Oakmont Historical Image Collection
  • Rights Information
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